Fort Worth's booming growth refuses to slow down as city becomes 13th largest in U.S.

[TexasTowelie]

The boom shows no sign of ending.

Fort Worth is now the 13th-largest city in the United States, behind Jacksonville, Florida, and ahead of Columbus, Ohio, as well as San Francisco, according to the latest Census Bureau population estimates released Thursday.

“Fort Worth’s rapid growth speaks to our incredible quality of life, business friendly climate and affordable cost of living,” said Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price. “Of course, substantial growth presents both great opportunities as well as new challenges to strategically manage our growth without compromising what makes Fort Worth a unique place to live, work, and play.”

Last year, Fort Worth ranked 15th but the city added 19,552 people between July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018, to reach a population of 895,000. It was the third-largest gain behind Phoenix and San Antonio.

Read more: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article230657259.html

[MagickMuffin]

1. Since I live here, I can tell you our infrastructure is not where it should be

Building everywhere, yet still not adequate transportation. Loop 820 and I35W are not able to accommodate traffic.